Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-23
CLEVELAND'S COMMISSION
THE FIVE MEN APPOINTED ER
THE PRESIDENT.

Thomas N, Cooley Gets the Elk YNar
Term-Nr. Morrison In for Five Years
Augustus schoonmsker, Aldace l..
walker and Walter l.. Bragg the Oth,E
Appointees.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Presi-
dent has appointed the following Inter-
state Commerce Commissioners: Thomas
NJ. Cooley, of Michigan, for the term of
six years; William X. Morrison, OF
Illinois, for five years; Augustus Schoon-
maker, of New York, for. four years;
Aldace F. Walker, of Vermont, for three
years; Walter l.. Bragg, Of Alabama, tos
Two years.
The fact that Mr.. Cooley's name heads
the list does not necessarily indicate THAI
he will be chairman, as the commission
must elect the chairman. Following Is
sketch OF the publ careers OF the men
composing the commission, excepting Nj,
Morrison, whose public services are 50
generally known as to need no descrlp
ton: -
Thomas NJ. Cooley was born at Attlca,
| N. Y, studied law in that State. and re-
moved to Michigan in 1643, where he has
since resided. In 1857 he was electedd
| Compiler of state Laws, and in 1883 Re-
| porter of the Supreme Court. In 1853 ne
| was CuObth ny tuG lSkCnbc ae OOhhiAs-
| slOner TO organize law department OF
the university OF Michigan, and he has
| ever since been connected with 1t. In
| 1864 he was elected Justice OF the Su-
| preme Court, and was reelected in 1863
| and 1877. He was nominated by the Re-
| publicans for reelection In 1885 and was
| defeated. MIR. Cooley is author of numer-
ous standard legal works. He was re-
Gently appointed by United States Judge
| Gresham Receiver of the Wabash Rall~l
road Company.
MIR. WALKERS RECORD.
Aldace f. Walker is Vermont Law yea
| about Al years old, Republican in poll
| tics, who studied law with Senator Ed
| munds, served as colonel in the Union
| army and has since then practiced law
at Rutland. In the Vermont Senate ba
has taken leading part in framing egis-
lation to solve the railway problem and
has gwen much study to the question.
A PROMINENT NEW YORKER.
August Schoonmaker, of kingston, n,
Y, was born in Ulster county, N. Y.
| March 2, 1928, and is a lawyer In active
practice. He has always been a Demo-
| crat in politics. He has been County
Judge OF his county, and candidate OF
| his party for Supreme Court Judge. Ha
was State Senator during GoY. Tilden's
| term as Governor, and was one OF th9
leaders in the Legislature on whom Gov.
Tilden relied TO carry OUT his
| reform measures. He was always a.
close personal and political friend,
of Gov. TIlden's. MIR. Schoonmaker wasl
Attorney General Of New York State in
1873 and 1870. In 1876 he was presented
by the anti-Tammany delegation from
| New York, in the Democratic STATE con-
vention, as their candidate for Governor,
| and was delegate 10 the DemOcraticI
| National Convention in 1876 and 1880, and
also to the Chicago convention In 1881.
| He is now a member OF the Civil Service
Commission OF New York State, having
| been appointed by Gov, Cleveland and re-,
tanned in office by Gov Hill.
ALABAMA's MEMBER.
Walter l.. Bragg wss born in Alabama
| in 1888. but resided fn Arkansas from 1873
until 1861. He was educated at Harvard
| University and Cambridge Law School
and practiced law in Arkansas for somel
years. At the close OF the war be settled
in Alabama. and was for some years law
partner OF Senator Morgan. He has been
| a leading Democrat in that State for SONG
| years and has served as national delegate, !
| Presidential elector and member of the
| Democratic National Com mIttee. In 1881
he was made president of the Alabama
| State Railroad Commission and served I'M
that position years, during which time
many important questions arising be-
tween railroads and their customers were
satisfactorily adjusted.